Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It

"Loving You's A Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It"
Single by Bonnie Tyler and Todd Rundgren
from the album Secret Dreams And Forbidden Fire
B-side "Under Suspicion"
Released 1986
Format 7" single, 12" maxi
Genre Rock, wagnerian rock
Length 7:48
Label CBS
Writer(s) Jim Steinman
Producer Jim Steinman

"Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" is a pop song written and composed by Jim Steinman and has been released in 1986 by Bonnie Tyler in duet with Todd Rundgren. The song appears on Bonnie Tyler's album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire.

A promotional video was made for the song which featured Hywel Bennett miming to the Todd Rundgren lines.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Loving You's a Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It" — 5:40
  2. "Under Suspicion" — 4:24
12" maxi
  1. "Loving You's a Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It" (long version) — 7:48
  2. "Under Suspicion" — 4:24
  3. "It's a Jungle out There" — 3:57

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
France Singles Chart[1] 34
Germany Singles Chart[2] 41
Portugal Singles Chart 3
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 24
UK Singles Chart[3] 73

References

  1. ^ a b "Loving You's a Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It", In French and Swiss Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved August 22, 2008)
  2. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved August 22, 2008)
  3. ^ UK SIngles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 22, 2008)
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